Portia: Law and order to top my government agenda
ENSURING LAW and order as well as a properly functioning justice system will be the highest priority of a Portia Simpson Miller-led government, the People's National Party presidential candidate said yesterday.

Prime Minister's constituency succession contest heats up
WHILE MUCH of the attention is drawn to the race to determine who will replace Prime Minister P.J. Patterson as president of the People's National Party and Prime Minister, the delegates in his East Westmoreland constituency...

'Zekes' murder trial starts today
THE DOUBLE murder trial of Matthews Lane resident Donald 'Zekes' Phipps begins today in the Home Circuit Court. Phipps and Garfield Williams, a farmer, from St. Thomas, are charged jointly with the murders of Rodney Leroy Farquharson...

Congressman seeks better trade links with Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: NEW YORK Congressmen Gregory Meeks sees the possibility of better trade links being developed with the island. The leader of a five-man United States Congressional delegation to Jamaica, he said the team has met all its primary goals.

Police body demands public apology from St Mary judge
SPANISH TOWN: CHAIRMAN OF the Special Constabulary Association, Christopher Bowen, says his association is demanding a public apology from a Resident Magistrate in St. Mary who placed a special constable under arrest last Thursday...

'World Cup must be world-class in everything'
MANAGING DIRECTOR and CEO of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Inc., Chris Dehring, has reminded staff at the head-quarters in Jamaica that "everything (for the event) must be done to world-class standards". Noting that this year is of crucial importance...